Alan Fordham, the ECB head of cricket operations, gave special dispensation
for proceedings to continue with only one scorer, contravening the Laws of
the game, after the breach was spotted and referred once play had begun.

Tony Weld, the Hampshire scorer, had left in an ambulance after falling ill,
before the start, leaving Tony Kingston, his counterpart from
Northamptonshire, to fill both roles. Law 4.1 states that “two scorers shall
be appointed”. This is amended in the ECB regulations to three scorers,
including a data operator who is centrally employed to collect statistics.